30 Jul 2026
We are delighted to announce that this year's LSM Publication Prize was awarded to two outstanding LSM researchers at the Open House Day at the LMU Biocenter on 1 July 2026.
🌿 Santiago Priego Cubero
Santiago was awarded the prize for his paper published in PNAS:
"Subfunctionalization and epigenetic regulation of a biosynthetic gene cluster in Solanaceae"
Priego-Cubero S et al. PNAS (2025) 122(8): e2420164122
🔗 Paper
Santiago could not be present in person as he is currently a postdoc at the Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea (IHSM) in Málaga, Spain, where he continues his research on Mediterranean and subtropical crops. In February, he was additionally awarded an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship — a prestigious grant to support early-career life sciences researchers.
© Carolin Bleese
🔬 Felix Thoma
Felix was awarded the prize for his paper published in PLOS Genetics:
"Local mitochondrial physiology defined by mtDNA quality guides purifying selection"
Thoma F et al. PLOS Genetics (2026) 22(1): e1011836
🔗Paper
Felix is currently a postdoc in the Osman Lab at the LMU Biocenter, where his research focuses on mitochondrial biology.
Congratulations to both Santiago and Felix on this well-deserved recognition! 🎉